GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
0il
IMPORTANT: Yourtractorisshippedwithmotoroil inthe engine.
However,you MUSTcheckthe oil levelbeforeoperating.Becareful notto overfill.
Forinstructionsonhowto checkthe engineoil, referto CheckingThe EngineOilin the ServiceandMaintenancesectionof this manual.
Gasoline
Thegasolinetank is locatedunderthe hood.Do notoverfill.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel machineindoors orwhilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars, _ppes,andothersourcesof gn t on.
NOTE : Purchasegasolineinsmallquantities.Do notuse gasolineleft overfromthe previousseason,to minimizegumdepositsin the fuel system.
•Thisengineis certifiedto operateon unleadedgasoline.For best results,fill the fueltankwithonlyclean,fresh,unleadedgasoline witha pumpstickeroctaneratingof 87or higher.
•Gasohol(upto 10%ethylalcohol,90%unleadedgasolineby volume)is anapprovedfuel. Othergasoline/alcoholblends,such as E85,arenot approved.
•MethylTertiaryButylEther(MTBE)andunleadedgasolineblends (upto a maximumof 15%MTBEby volume)are approvedfuels. Othergasoline/etherblendsare notapproved.
•Fillfuel tankoutdoorsorin
•Do notoverfillfuel tank. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inch below bottomof filler neckto allowspacefor fuel expansion.
•Neverremovegas capor addfuel whilethe engineis hot or run- ning.Allowengineto cool at leasttwo minutesbeforerefueling.
•Ifgasolineis spilled,wipe it off theengineandequipment.Move machineto anotherarea.Wait5 minutesbeforestartingthe engine.
1.Turnthe engineoff andlet enginecool at least2 minutesbefore removingthe fuelcap. The gasolinetankis underthe hood,with thefuel fill cap locatedonthe left handsideof the tank.
2.Fillthe fuel tankwithgasoline.
3.Reinstallthe fuelcap.
For California Models:
ForCaliforniamodelsequippedwitha tethered,ratchetingfuelcap, STOPfillingtankonce fuelis seeninsidethe filler neck. Thisensures thata properexpansionvolumeis created,otherwisethefuel canover- flowcreatinga hazardoussituation. Do NOTfill to the top of the filler neck.On Californiamodels,fill thetank inaccordancewith Figure7.
Figure7
Avoid Serious Injury or Death
*Go upanddownslopes,notacross. , Avoidsuddenturns.
,Donot operatethe unitwhereit could slipor tip.
,Ifmachinestopsgoinguphill,stopbladesand backdownhill slowly.
,Donot mowwhenchildrenorothersare around.
,Nevercarrychildren,evenwith bladesoff.
,Lookdownand behindbeforeandwhilebacking.
,Keepsafetydevices(guards,shields,and switches)inplace andworking.
,Removeobjectsthat couldbethrownby the blades.
,Knowlocationandfunctionof all controls.
,Besurebladesandenginearestoppedbeforeplacinghandsor feetnearblades.
,Beforeleavingoperator'sposition,stoptractor,disengage blades,engageparkingbrake,shutengineoff, and removekey.
Read Operator's Manual
SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM
The safetyinterlocksystemis designedfor safeoperationof the trac- tor. If thissystemshouldevermalfunction,donot operatethe tractor,
•The safetyinterlocksystempreventsthe enginefromstarting unlessthe parkingbrakeis engagedandthe PTO(BladeEngage) leveris inthe disengaged(OFF)position.
•The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engineif the operatorleavesthe seatbeforeengagingthe parkingbrake.
•The safetyinterlocksystemwill automaticallyshutoffthe engine if theoperatorleavesthe tractor'sseatwiththe PTO(Blade Engage)leverengaged,regardlessof whetherthe parkingbrake is engaged.
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